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(Fragment)1stDibs Goes Public
On June 10 shares in 1stdibs.com, Inc., began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol DIBS. The initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock began trading at $21.50 after being priced at $20 per share.
1stDibs (www.1stdibs.com) is an online marketplace for vintage, antique, and contemporary furniture, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Zoar Antiques Show & Artisans' Tent Expands and Shines
Zoar, Ohio
Outdoor events continue to see an upswing in attendance numbers, and the same held true for the 2021 edition of the Zoar Antiques Show & Artisans' Tent, located just on the outskirts of historic Zoar village in Zoar, Ohio. The show was held July 31 and August 1, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Massachusetts Americana Online
Willis Henry Auctions, Marshfield, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Willis Henry Auctions
Marshfield, Massachusetts, auctioneer Willis Henry is known for interesting Americana, folky and formal, and Shaker material. The August 1 online sale brought to market objects of coastal Massachusetts history that bidders were pleased to buy. Stoneware, woodenware from Hingham, Massachusetts, paintings, instruments, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Western Art Auction Tops $17.5 Million
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Reno, Nevada
Photos courtesy Coeur d'Alene Art Auction
It seems only fitting that while the U.S. Olympians in Tokyo were busy setting new world records, the same was taking place in Reno, Nevada, at the Coeur d'Alene 36th annual Western art auction. Continued interest in fine Western art ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, August 2021
Though there is most definitely a strong Chinese and Russian presence in this month's "Letter," it remains exceptionally wide ranging in content.
Those Chinese lots include a ceramic dish that made an unexpected and record-breaking sum in a Swedish auction as well as rare and highly prized items of huanghuali furniture ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Provincetown Art Highlights Sale
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred's
Eldred's July 28-30 three-day sale was just what a summer sale should be. Replete with Provincetown art, the sale included a group of white-line woodblock prints by artists of the Provincetown Printers, formed in 1915. Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt (1878-1955), who spent summers in Provincetown, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Jill Waddell
Coming from a family of do-it-yourselfers has guided Jill Waddell in her career, and the "thoughtful, clever, and resourceful traits" she inherited have been carried over to her work as a vice president and senior specialist in the silver department at Christie's New York.
The Christie's vice president, a senior ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Withington Auctions Gets New Partners
There will soon be increased auction activity in central New Hampshire under a familiar name. Marcia and Larry Leizure, owners of Hillsborough, New Hampshire-based Withington Auctions, are joining their business with new partners who are looking to continue the Withington auction legacy.
From left: Kenneth Labnon, Gary Yeaton, and Mike Reopel.
New ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Antique Jewelry to Be Worn and Loved All Over Again
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Sworders
There is a wealth of antique jewelry to be found "across the pond," and Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers' sale of fine jewelry and watches, held live online on July 27 in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, U.K., had stellar examples in its 493-lot auction.
Because so many of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Betting Big on a Recovery
On July 10 the first lot sold at Casco Bay Auctions in Freeport, Maine, was a Connecticut cherry bonnet-top highboy. Estimated at $8000/12,000, it sold for $51,000 (includes buyer's premium).
Longtime market observers thought it was a good buy. "That would have easily been $100,000 in the old days," they said.
Savvy ... (Read More)
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